Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 518 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Back row, steady pace): Volume: louder for a big hall, the playground or a noisy place; softer near a microphone or in a quiet room. Pace: about 120–150 words a minute; slow down for numbers, hard ideas, young listeners and your key message. Helpful habits: belly breathing, speaking to the back row, finishing every word. Unhelpful: mumbling, shouting, rushing, trailing off.

1. 1.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
3. 3.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
6. 6.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
14. 14.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
16. 16.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
28. 28.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
35. 35.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
37. 37.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
40. 40.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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